Can you do a video on how you would rig your tanks in a sidemount double configuration if both cylinders had standard left-handed valves? Would you hang them with both handles facing out and have your first stages opposite one another or first stages oriented both up or both down, with one handle to the outside and one to the inside?
Hello Rocky DFW, I will be happy to make you a video on that. But I will also answer your question now. In short, I dive with one tank facing in towards my body, and one tank facing a way (this way both valve knobs are still facing out from my body). This has happened a few times on charters where I don't have my own cylinders. Sometimes we have to take what we can get and make the best of it. Another benefit of using cam straps like we do, it allows us to modify our setup very quickly. I simply loosen the cam buckle and shift the strap into position, then I secure it back. We already have videos upload and scheduled until the end of February, so I will try to get you one up the first week in March. Great question.
When setting up your tanks, what are you measuring exactly and how does that translate directly to the tank and boltsnaps? Am I measuring d ring to d ring. Or armpit to hip or a combination of that? Lets say I measured 20” is that from the top of the tank to the bottom of the boltsnap, or to the band then the boltsnap is adding 2 nches Do you trim out your tanks using lead threaded onto the tank itself so they float neutral when empty? (Aluminums obviously)
Hello Jacob Krause, great question. So the measurement is from where you want the top of the tank valve to rest, to the attachment point on your hip (or sidemount plate if you are using one). In my case, I prefer the top of my tank valve to be just touching my armpit. So I measure down from there to the center of the D-ring on my hip strap. This is my attachment point. This measurement allows me to get the best position for trim of myself and the cylinders as well. In regards to trimming the cylinders when they get floaty, I prefer to use a series of D-rings on my hip strap, instead of sliding D-rings or weights on the cylinders. Considering I remove the cylinders regularly underwater for penetration purposes, added weights to the cylinders would be adding un-needed ballast weights to my system. There are many ways to achieve the same goal, this is just my preferred method.
Hello Kirk Wutzke, this was a great day to dive at Gray. We usually go up mid week, in the early morning hours. But we have been there at times when people were parked all the way down to the street.
Simple and easy. Good tip.
Thank you Ramy, glad you liked the video.
perfect video thnx
You're welcome Karol Kandrac, glad you liked the video.
Can you do a video on how you would rig your tanks in a sidemount double configuration if both cylinders had standard left-handed valves? Would you hang them with both handles facing out and have your first stages opposite one another or first stages oriented both up or both down, with one handle to the outside and one to the inside?
Hello Rocky DFW, I will be happy to make you a video on that. But I will also answer your question now. In short, I dive with one tank facing in towards my body, and one tank facing a way (this way both valve knobs are still facing out from my body). This has happened a few times on charters where I don't have my own cylinders. Sometimes we have to take what we can get and make the best of it. Another benefit of using cam straps like we do, it allows us to modify our setup very quickly. I simply loosen the cam buckle and shift the strap into position, then I secure it back. We already have videos upload and scheduled until the end of February, so I will try to get you one up the first week in March. Great question.
When setting up your tanks, what are you measuring exactly and how does that translate directly to the tank and boltsnaps? Am I measuring d ring to d ring. Or armpit to hip or a combination of that? Lets say I measured 20” is that from the top of the tank to the bottom of the boltsnap, or to the band then the boltsnap is adding 2 nches
Do you trim out your tanks using lead threaded onto the tank itself so they float neutral when empty? (Aluminums obviously)
Hello Jacob Krause, great question. So the measurement is from where you want the top of the tank valve to rest, to the attachment point on your hip (or sidemount plate if you are using one). In my case, I prefer the top of my tank valve to be just touching my armpit. So I measure down from there to the center of the D-ring on my hip strap. This is my attachment point. This measurement allows me to get the best position for trim of myself and the cylinders as well. In regards to trimming the cylinders when they get floaty, I prefer to use a series of D-rings on my hip strap, instead of sliding D-rings or weights on the cylinders. Considering I remove the cylinders regularly underwater for penetration purposes, added weights to the cylinders would be adding un-needed ballast weights to my system. There are many ways to achieve the same goal, this is just my preferred method.
Did you have the place to yourselves?
Hello Kirk Wutzke, this was a great day to dive at Gray. We usually go up mid week, in the early morning hours. But we have been there at times when people were parked all the way down to the street.